Calculating Speed

Elsa loves to go ice-skating! She ice-skated last Saturday for 5 hours straight. In that time, she skated 250 miles. How fast was Elsa ice-skating?

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Steph Curry runs 120 miles in 60 hours of basketball practice. How fast is Steph Curry? ________________________________

Anthony and his family went on a road trip with a friend to New York. They drove 1000 miles in 25 hours. What was Anthony’s family’s speed?

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The speed limit on the highway is 75m/h. Was Anthony’s family driving under the speed limit? Explain your answer.

Two cars are in motion for the same amount of time. What will determine which car covers more distance?

• the starting position of each car

• the direction in which each car moves

• the speed of each car

• the length of each car

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What is speed?

• how far an object moves

• how much an object's position change

• how long an object moves

• how far an object moves in a certain amount of time

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